More than 250,000 people have evacuated due to wildfires in Southern California

Paradaise, California: Authorities have reported 6 additional deaths in a Northern California, raising the death toll to 31, and making it the deadliest wildfire on record in California history.

The "Camp Fire" in the north destroyed more than 6,700 structures, almost all of them homes. Woolsey Fire" tore through Malibu mansions and working-class suburban homes. Along with the Hill Fire, it prompted evacuation orders for more than 250,000 people.
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Butte County Sheriff Cory Honea said the human remains recovered on Sunday included five bodies found at homes and one in a vehicle in Paradise.

Firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire as it continues to burn in West Hills, California, U.S., November 11, 2018.
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He also announced that 228 people remain unaccounted for since the fire began Thursday and incinerated the foothill town.

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